Open AccessSplenic artery angiography: clinical classification of origin and branching variations of splenic artery by multi-detector computed tomography angiography method
Author(s) -
Arzu Ekingen,
Eyüp Savaş Hatipoğlu,
Cihad Hamidi,
Mehmet Cudi Tuncer,
Özgür L. Ertuğrul
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
folia morphologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1644-3284
pISSN - 0015-5659
DOI - 10.5603/fm.a2019.0088
Subject(s) - medicine , splenic artery , radiology , angiography , superior mesenteric artery , pancreas , context (archaeology) , computed tomography angiography , population , spiral computed tomography , computed tomography , paleontology , environmental health , biology
The splenic artery (SA) variations are rarely reported in the literature. Knowledge of the range of the SA and other arterial anomalies and their specific frequencies is very important ever for every visceral surgeon as well as for treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding, organ transplantation, transarterial chemoembolisation of neoplasm, infusion therapy, therapeutic arterial ligation, iatrogenic injuries. At the literature, there are more studies on the coeliac trunk, superior mesenteric artery and hepatic artery variations, but studies on the SA variations are uncommon. The studies on the SA variations are mostly in the form of case reports, but there are not many studies with large population on this issue. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the SA alone and to determine the variations determined separately from the other arteries. Accurate awareness of all the possible anatomic variations is crucial in the upper abdomen surgery.